United States Census of 1900 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1900
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USA_1900_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Enumeration district number, historical (ENUMDIST)
Data file: USA1900_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
65
End:
70
Width:
6
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | 10 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 70 | 70 |
| 80 | 80 |
| 90 | 90 |
| 100 | 100 |
| 110 | 110 |
| 120 | 120 |
| 130 | 130 |
| 140 | 140 |
| 150 | 150 |
| 160 | 160 |
| 170 | 170 |
| 180 | 180 |
| 190 | 190 |
| 200 | 200 |
| 210 | 210 |
| 220 | 220 |
| 230 | 230 |
| 240 | 240 |
| 250 | 250 |
| 260 | 260 |
| 270 | 270 |
| 280 | 280 |
| 999999 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
ENUMDIST identifies the number of the enumeration district in select United Kingdom, Norway and United States datasets.
In Norway, enumeration districts are contained within municipalities (which are identified in MUNICNO).
Enumerators for the 1875 Norwegian census sometimes used letters to distinguish between the enumeration districts. To make this variable numeric, we have converted the alphabetic suffix to numbers, so that A=1, B=2, C=3 and so forth. The last digit in this variable represents the suffix in the Norwegian enumeration district. For example, 0110 would mean the enumeration district had no alphabetic suffix, 0111 represents 011A, and 0113 represents 011C. The field is zero-filled for ships and for small towns. Enumeration districts without any suffix attached are also recorded in the unharmonized variable NO1975A_0011. There are no such suffixes for the 1865 sample.
In the United States, enumeration districts are unique within states. Users must read this variable in conjunction with the STATE variable (GEO1_US1850_1910) to distinguish among enumeration districts located in different states. Code "9999" indicates missing.
United States enumeration district numbers are four digits long and almost completely numeric, although the field occupies six columns. Users may reformat the variable as numeric as required. Codes 0000 and XXXX designate "Unknown."
United States enumeration district data in the IPUMS International pre-1950 samples are mostly compatible with the IPUMS-USA variable ENUMDIST. The IPUMS-USA version is numeric, whereas the IPUMS International pre-1950 samples version is mostly numeric, with a few exceptions. Users may consult the enumerator instructions (for example, the 1880 enumerator instructions and the IPUMS procedural history of the U.S. census) for further detail on U.S. enumeration districts. Enumeration district maps are available from the National Archives and major research libraries.
In Norway, enumeration districts are contained within municipalities (which are identified in MUNICNO).
Enumerators for the 1875 Norwegian census sometimes used letters to distinguish between the enumeration districts. To make this variable numeric, we have converted the alphabetic suffix to numbers, so that A=1, B=2, C=3 and so forth. The last digit in this variable represents the suffix in the Norwegian enumeration district. For example, 0110 would mean the enumeration district had no alphabetic suffix, 0111 represents 011A, and 0113 represents 011C. The field is zero-filled for ships and for small towns. Enumeration districts without any suffix attached are also recorded in the unharmonized variable NO1975A_0011. There are no such suffixes for the 1865 sample.
In the United States, enumeration districts are unique within states. Users must read this variable in conjunction with the STATE variable (GEO1_US1850_1910) to distinguish among enumeration districts located in different states. Code "9999" indicates missing.
United States enumeration district numbers are four digits long and almost completely numeric, although the field occupies six columns. Users may reformat the variable as numeric as required. Codes 0000 and XXXX designate "Unknown."
United States enumeration district data in the IPUMS International pre-1950 samples are mostly compatible with the IPUMS-USA variable ENUMDIST. The IPUMS-USA version is numeric, whereas the IPUMS International pre-1950 samples version is mostly numeric, with a few exceptions. Users may consult the enumerator instructions (for example, the 1880 enumerator instructions and the IPUMS procedural history of the U.S. census) for further detail on U.S. enumeration districts. Enumeration district maps are available from the National Archives and major research libraries.
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